Nyonya Kuih Pie Tee

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Nyonya Kuih Pie Tee Recipe and Step-by-Step Guide.

Prep Time15

Cook Time15

Total Time30

Course: Nyonya Recipes

Cuisine: Tart

Keyword: Nyonya Kuih Pie Tee

Servings: cases

Calories: 18kcal

Author: Bee Yinn Low

Ingredients

Shell Batter

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup rice flour
1 egg beaten
1 1/4 cups water
oil for deep-frying

Fillings

2 tablespoons oil
2 lbs (1kg) jicama/yam bean, shredded
1 carrot shredded
10 French beans chopped
4 oz (125g) shrimp shelled, deveined, and cut into smaller pieces
4 garlic finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder
2/3 cup water

Toppings:

1 plain omelet shredded
fried shallot crisps
scallions chopped
2 red chilies chopped
garlic chili sauce or sriracha optional

Instructions

Combine the all purpose flour, rice flour, beaten egg, salt, and water in a mixing bowl and mix well. Strain the batter, transfer it into a big bowl and set aside.
Fill a sauce pan that is deep enough for the mold with oil enough to cover the mold.
Heat up the oil until hot. Then dip the mold into the heated oil until it's just hot (but not too hot).
Take out the mold and then dip it into the batter. Coat the mold until it's up to the 90-95% level and make sure it's well coated on the side and the bottom (the mold shouldn't be too hot, and it shouldn't sizzle when it's dipped in the batter). Let excess batter drip off, then plunge the mold into the hot oil.
To separate the batter from the mold, jiggle the mold up and down to loosen it. The case should off with slight shaking up and down. Once it's off, deep fry in the oil until it turns light to golden brown. Transfer it out onto a plate with paper towels (to soak up the excess oil) and store in an airtight container. (I use medium heat while making my cases.)
For the filling, stir fry the minced garlic and prawns until fragrant. Add jicama, carrot and french beans, and do a quick stir.
Add the seasonings and water. Cook until the vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes using medium heat. Dish out and set aside.
To serve, use chopsticks to fill the case with the filling, and then top with shredded omelet, chopped scallions, red chilies, shallots crisps, and garlic chili sauce.

Notes

If you are a first-timer, I suggest you cut down the ingredients in half and test it out first. Once you have a hang of it, you can throw a Pie Tee party. There will be some wastage of the batter, especially when it gets too hard to dip the mold up to the 90% mark with the remaining batter.

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